It all began with a funeral. Before that, a missing body. A murder inquiry. A friend. For Anaïs Da Silva, it's much more than a body. It's her best friend. And with Katrina O'Hara leaving nothing but cryptic messages in her 'Doomsday Diary', the grandfather clock of life is ticking away, ever reminding Anaïs of what's to come when the clock strikes twelve each day. But with every secret she decodes, Anaïs is a step closer to ending up like her comrade. Missing. Dead?